So I open my email this morning from Sonny Kwan. It says "You've Been Tagged, and You Are Welcome -Sorry!"   I'm supposed to tell 7 things about me that others may or may not know, and link to 7 of my Active Rain friends.  Give ME a chance to talk about myself??? Haha. Got a bottle of wine? Here I go!

1) I worked at Denny's Restaurant as a hostess. For about 3 weeks in August of 1985. It was a fun job, it just didn't pay enough. I left it there work at Kamas Realty in Bellevue, WA. Some of the original Kamas people run John L. Scott franchises in Kent and Renton.

2) I am a SeaFair Fanatic! Seafair is a summer festival in Seattle held the first weekend in August. It includes Hydroplane races on Lake Washington, the Blue Angels  spectacular airshow, there is a huge parade called the Torchlight parade, where the SeaFair Pirates blow off cannons and pretend to scare the crowd.  Navy ships also come in to port - Seattle is filled with servicemen and you can take tours of the ships. It is crazy in Seattle and so much fun!

3) I am a 4th generation descendant of a Coal Miner family from Roslyn, WA. Although it is a small logging & former coal mining town with a population of only 800, Roslyn is famous for being featured as Cicely, Alaska in the the 90's TV show "Northern Exposure" and for the 1979 movie starring Dick Van Dyke called "The Runner Stumbles". 

4) I have lived in Woodinville, WA for 2 years. Woodinville is Wine Country - boasting over 40 wineries. Just to name a few -Chateau St. Michelle, Columbia Winery, Brian Carter Cellars, Silver Lake and Washington Wineries, all produce quality wines.

5) I love Starburst Jelly Beans. (Beans are a food group, right?) No holiday goes by without one of my family members presenting me with a gift of my beloved "Beans"... btw, Starburst Jelly beans are NOT like Jelly Bellies - they are way better!

6) I like to shop Second Hand Stores, Consignment Shops and Garage Sales! My wedding dress was purchased from a consignment shop on Park Lane in Kirkland called Champagne Taste. It was brand new - with the Tags, and in the current bridal catalog for way more than I paid for it ($200) and I looked like a Million Bucks! The bonus was that the owner allowed us to use it as a dressing area for our wedding- which was on the beach nearby!

7) Wow I made it to SEVEN! I love SEVEN - I was married to my darling husband Andy on 7/7/7. We have a combined total of SEVEN Children. At the time we were married, we had two SEVEN year old boys. My pastor has a daughter whose name is SEVEN. I think my lucky number is SEVEN????

Here is Andy and I with our Lucky SEVEN!

Links to 7 friends? Yeah right! I won't have seven friends if I do that! Hope you enjoyed this blog edition - Tag - You Are Next!